Hi All, I will be beginning a Ph.D. in the fall and will be studying pangolins in Nigeria to understand their ecology and population as well as the role Nigeria plays in their trade. I am currently getting things in place and would appreciate some advice on an ideal technology for tracking/studying their ecology. Thanks!
16 April 2019 5:04pm
Fantastic Carl,
I'll put you in touch with the IUCN Pangolin Specialist Group (PSG) that I work closely with and introduce you to suitable tagging technologies work and field contacts. We're developing a low-cost tag for pangolins after feedback from the last PSG workshop identified a need moving forward, so having your PhD integrated with this work (trailing solutions too) moving foward would be valuable.
Kind regards,
Alasdair
Arribada Initiative
13 August 2019 11:30am
Hi Carl ,
We're doing the same thing at GFT working closely with a pangolin group in South Africa, we too require hardware. Alongside this, we are hoping to build a customised IoT system to assist their study on pangolins. In this light, GFT is also hoping to work long term alongside conservationists with our technical capabilities which include software design , modern apps, IoT's , Cloud infrastructure , Data analysis etc
Let us know if we can assist!
14 August 2019 2:58pm
Hi, Everyone!
We were speaking with a researcher in Viet Nam about a GPS solution that would last several seasons on these rugged creatures. It's on a 2020 development list of potentials for us. What would you suggest are the key points for the outside dimensions, weight, and attachment technique we should aim for? Thanks very much!
-Dan
16 August 2019 1:34pm
Hi all,
Great to see activity in this space. I am currently away on an expedition but will reply shortly with a follow up on the open source work in this space too so we can sync together efforts.
Kind regards,
Alasdair
Alasdair Davies